galette


Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
click for a larger image
galette

ga·lette

 (gə-lĕt′)
n.
1. Any of various round flat pastries with a sweet filling, such as apple, or a savory filling, such as potato.
2. A buckwheat crepe having a savory filling, such as meat or cheese.

[French, from Old French, from galet, rounded pebble, diminutive of Old French gal, pebble, rock, perhaps of Celtic origin.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

galette

(ɡəˈlɛt)
n
(Cookery) a round flat pastry or pancake
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
References in periodicals archive ?
She added: "James' creations include a superb truffle and pea soup with parmesan galette, and a deconstructed Eton mess, while Ping's include a deliciously delicate mushroom laksa with quail egg and a fruit tart of apples and berries with an activated charcoal crust.
The Galette Bretonne hails, as you'd imagine, from Brittany, where the butter is some of the richest and tastiest in the world.
Add a few drops of truffle oil to each cup and top with a Parmesan galette balanced on each cup.
Scatter each galette with the reserved petit pois, viola petals, pea shoots and mint.
Add a few drops of truffle oil to each cup and top with Parmesan galette balanced on each cup.
7 To complete your galette, put your fillings in the middle of the circle.
slipping a slice of Galette de Rois in the box, slipping the box
Profusely and beautifully illustrated throughout, the thoroughly 'kitchen cook friendly' recipes range from Ricotta, Fruit and Nut Toast with Honey; Fast Veggie and Hummus Sandwich; 3-Cheese Baked Penne Lasagna with Fresh Arugula Salad; and French Lentil Salad with Spinach and Feta; to Protein Packed Freezer Burritos; Sauteed Mushrooms with Thyme and Bulur; Rustic Apple Galette; and Berrylicious Fruit Crumble.
The idea that dishes such as eggs benedict florentine and wild mushroom galette are "classics" that we all enjoy on a regular basis.